Reflective Writing

Writing is the most difficult skill for the most the student to master. Teachers often devote all their energy to encourage them to write as teacher's expectation, but there are still misspelling and grammatical mistakes . Not only student, sometimes adults face the same mistakes in making their thesis. According to the article I have read, one of strategies used to improve writing skill is reflective writing. Actually, based on this article, reflective writing is also improving vocabulary mastery and critical thinking. Why reflective writing? Because in reflective writing we write based on our own experience and knowledge. Reflection happened within the framework of what we have learn so the new ideas generated from the experience and sometimes there will be a change in our attitude or behavior. There are four parts in developing reflective writing, they are :

1) Introduction, the main point and the change of attitude and behavior as the result of experience reflection.

2) Description. The description of the issue or experience and our reaction to it. We can use "I" or "we" point of view in this part

3) Analysis. The connection between the issue and previous learning or understanding. 

4) Conclusion. The implication for this in one's professional practices.

Implication:

As a teacher, when we want to encourage the to writing properly, we should pick the best strategy. It is better to ask them write based on something they know rather than produce something new for them. Giving clear instruction is one of the way to overcome their misinterpretation in developing a paragraph.

 

Citation :

Laqaei, N. S., & Mall-Amiri, B. (2015). The Impact of Reflective Writing on Writing Achievement, Vocabulary Achievement and Critical Thinking of Intermediate EFL Learners. Journal of Studies in Education, 5(3), 174-211.